Vietnamese Golden Ball (Vietnamese: Quả bóng vàng Việt Nam) also referred to as Vietnamese Footballer of the Year, is an annual association football award for the best performances of Vietnamese footballer over the previous year. Presented since 1995 by Sài Gòn Giải Phóng Newspaper. The first winner was striker Le Huynh Duc. Since 2001, It also awards Young Player of the Year, Best Woman Player of the year and Best Foreign Player of the year. The current holder of the award, as selected in 2008, is Hanoi ACB's midfielder Pham Thanh Luong.
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